News: Archive for December, 2012
‘While participants at last year’s climate meeting in Durban, South Africa, agreed on an extension of the troubled Kyoto Protocol, it is at this year’s meeting in Doha, Qatar, that policy makers have to agree on the pesky details, including long-term emission reduction goals.’
via What the Doha Climate Talks Could Do for Sustainable Development – NYTimes.com.
‘DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United States on Monday challenged China’s view of how to split the burden of curbing carbon emissions, saying the rich-poor divide in past climate agreements has no place in a future pact to fight global warming.’
via Doha Climate Conference: China’s Demand For Emissions Leniency Challenged By U.S. Envoy.
‘Global emissions of carbon dioxide were at a record high in 2011 and are likely to take a similar jump in 2012, scientists reported Sunday — the latest indication that efforts to limit such emissions are failing.’
via Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record in 2011, Researchers Say – NYTimes.com.